Legal Opinion
New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning, Inc. v. Vallone
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 26, 2002PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Buckley, J.
The issue here is whether the procedures the City Council used to adopt Local Law No. 38 (1999) of the City of New York (Local Law 38) comply with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR). Since we find that the record amply demonstrates respondents’ compliance with the applicable environmental laws, we reverse and dismiss the petition.
This litigation is but the latest chapter in a decades-old conflict over what should be the policy of the City of New York regarding the public health threat posed by the…
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